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Checklist for Family Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842 (Owlflies)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
11
58
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
10
57
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
34
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
28
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
10 Genera with 12 Species
Abascalaphus Tjeder & Han..., 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Brevibarbis Tjeder & Han..., 19922SpeciesTaxom
Dicolpus Gerstaecker, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Dorsomitus Michel & Tjeder, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Eremoides Tjeder, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Mansellia Tjeder, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Neomelambrotus Weele, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Proctarrelabis Lefèbvre, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Tmesibasis McLachlan, 18532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
12 Species
Brevibarbis angolana Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Brevibarbis demoori Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Disparomitus brevistigma Esben-Peters..., 2019
Disparomitus kimminsi Michel, 2019
Dorsomitus tjederi Michel, 2018
Eremoides bicristatus Banks, 1924
Mansellia annulata Tjeder, 1992
Neomelambrotus aurivilliusi van der Weele, 1909
Neomelambrotus cristatus Kimmins, 1992
Neomelambrotus molestus Tjeder, 1992
Tmesibasis alberti Navas, 1912
Tmesibasis lacerata Hagen, 1853

Subnodes of Ascalaphidae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubfamilyAscalaphinae
Lefèbvre, 1842
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaplogleniinae
Newman, 1853
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ascalaphidae at gbif.org
Ascalaphidae at irmng.org
Ascalaphidae at itis.gov